Last night Abby and and I got to be part of something that two of the gals in our 20’s and 30’s group pulled together.
Kids Against Hunger.
This organization has been around since the ’70’s, but just came to this part of California in 2010. They invite volunteer groups to come in to put together food packages for kids in various parts of the world who are literally starving to death.
There were about 15 of us last night.
The evening started with hair nets and aprons. Yeah, we be stylin’. 🙂
Then there was a time to learn what the organization is all about. The food we were packing is going to Haiti, where 50% of the children there die before age 15. Starvation and malnutrition are a huge problem for this country so wrecked by poverty.
Each bag that we packed got a scoop of soy, a scoop of dehydrated veggies, a scoop of rice and a scoop of powdered vitamins and minerals. This combo can be fixed with boiling water in 15 minutes and serve 6 people. We each got to try a small portion of this ‘meal in a bag’ and it was delicious! But beyond its great taste, it has been researched to provide essential nutrients and protein in a way that a young child who has been starving can easily digest. Because this may be the only meal a child gets in a day, its combination works to keep their tummies satisfied for as long as possible.
With music playing and laughter filling the warehouse, 90 minutes passed quickly. The boxes in the picture are what our group was able to put together and totaled over 4,000 meals that will head out to Haiti today!
We ended the night with prayer over these boxes of food, that these children and families would not only have full tummies, but full hearts as they receive the message of Jesus’ love, their physical needs being met through the compassion of others.
I can’t wait to be part of this organization again. So well run. A great education in parts of the world we are generally unfamiliar with. And another great opportunity to bond with others in one common effort of service.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who has a group of 10 or more who would like to donate an evening. You will come away more aware, more impassioned and more excited for the next opportunity to make the tiniest, but profound difference in someone else’s life.
Matthew 10:42 – And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.
Proverbs 14:31 – …whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Matthew 25:40 – The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
